The Florida Panthers (45-17-4) take on the Carolina Hurricanes (39-20-6) Thursday at PNC Arena. Puck drop is set for 7 p.m. ET (ESPN+). Below, we analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s lines around the Panthers'vs. Hurricanes odds, and make our expert NHL picks and predictions.
The Cats beat the Dallas Stars 4-3 on the road Tuesday. Dallas got up 3-0 before the Panthers turned it on midway through the 2nd with 4 unanswered goals the rest of the way. C Aleksander Barkov had 2 goals in the victory. After a slow start, he has scored 6 times since Feb. 24.
The Canes fell 1-0 to the New York Rangers Tuesday night. We hope you tailed us as we cashed all 3 bets, including a +140 on the Rangers’ ML! They fired 28 shots but could not crack Rangers G Igor Shesterkin. They are 6 points back of the Rangers for 1st in the division now and are 8 points up on the 3rd-place team. I won’t say they don’t have motivation to play well, but they are in that tweener spot in the standings where some regression could take place.
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